rigmarole
n[C usu sing通常作单数]
(derog 贬)
1 (unnecessarily) complicated procedure (不必要的)复杂手续
go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms 通过填表这一整套繁琐的程序.
2 long wandering story or statement 冗长而离题的故事或叙述
I've never heard such a rigmarole. 我从来没听过像这样的长篇废话.
🗣️ 情景例句
Have you ever done any correspondence work?
你有处理文书的经验吗?
Ill air slays sooner than the sword.
污浊的空气杀人比刀还快。
Instruments have been devised and can be so placed that all three elements can be recorded in different graphs.